Asia Laos New rules for intellectual property protection wereintroduced, allowing businesses to protect industrial designs internationally through a single application under the Hague System; It simplifies registration and administrative procedures, reducing costs
Africa Zambia Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has declared the drought a disaster and a national emergency, saying it has devastated food production and compromised power generation
Europe Poland In the first two months of 2024 a 25% increase in the number of fires has been reported in Poland, occurring more often in residential areas; from 1 January to 1 March this year, a total of 3.044 fire incidents were reported, compared to 2.424 last year
Europe Poland Radio Poland celebrated its 88th anniversary; the station, launched on 1 March 1936, is part of the Polish public radio network and broadcasts programmes on developments at home, foreign policy, the economy, business and foreign investment
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's first semi-transparent agri-voltaic pilot project has been commissioned in Hanthana, Kandy; it will help study the development of renewable energy in the country's tea plantations
Africa Madagascar New financing agreements with French Development Agency worth a total of €88,8 million have been signed for the development of balanced cities, strengthening the adaptation of agriculture to climate change, and improving productivity of rural populations
Africa Central African Republic The director of the Russian cultural centre, Dimitry Syty, former head of Wagner in Central Africa, returned to Bangui after months of absence, pictured in photographs at the ceremony commemorating Wagner mercenaries who fell in the field
Europe Austria Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg called for a pause in the fighting in the Middle East for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Africa Sao Tome and Principe São Tomé and Príncipe's four teachers' and educators' unions announced the start of an indefinite class strike, following the failure of negotiations with the government, to demand an increase in the basic salary from €100 to €400
Africa Sudan Ten months of war have brought Sudan 'to the brink of collapse', where the vast majority of the population suffers from hunger: less than 5% of Sudanese can afford a full meal a day,' said World Food Programme director
Africa Tanzania Former Tanzanian President Ali Hassan Mwinyi, known for introducing multi-party democracy in his country, has passed away
Asia Qatar Qatar's Government Communications Office and TikTok signed an MoU on the sidelines of the ongoing Qatar 2024 Web Summit in Doha
Europe Slovenia Slovenian mattress manufacturers exporting their products to the US risk punitive anti-dumping tariffs of almost 745% according to preliminary findings issued by the US Department of Commerce at the end of February
Africa Ethiopia Britain will provide the necessary support for archaeological research in Dredawa Harla said Darren Wilch, British Ambassador to Ethiopia